A total of 61,920 eggs from a single commercial line of broiler breeders was incubated. The effect of different incubation temperatures (T), measured by the wet bulb thermometer in degrees Celsius (ºC), was evaluated with eggs classified by weight (P) from broiler breeders with different ages (I). Evaluation of the percentages of total hatched, hatchability, egg weight loss and embryo mortality was performed. A completely randomized experimental design in a factorial 3 x 4 x 5, representing, respectively, three T (28.6, 29.6 and 30.6ºC), four I in weeks (34, 39, 53 and 63) and five P, with weight averages (g) of 60.0, 65.1, 66.6, 69.0, and 73.2, was used. Total embryo mortality (Metot) was lower at T 28.6ºC. At 39-weeks of age, Metot was the lowest, and for P, ME had the lowest averages. There was a significant effect of factors age and egg weight and of the interactions age x egg weight, temperature x age and temperature x age x egg weight on average egg weight (Povo). For the percentage of egg weight loss up to transference (Pppeso), there was a significant effect of T, I and P. The percentages of the total hatched and hatchability were optimized with 10.3% weight loss during incubation at 28.6ºC.
embryo mortality; hatchability; hatching; temperature
